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24 August 2012

The
National Genealogical Society is pleased to announce the August celebration of
the 100th anniversary of the NGSQ
with the release of Henry B. Hoff’s
story of “Becoming a Genealogist.”

One
of five editors featured in the Voices of Genealogy series, Hoff is
distinguished for his role in editing two of the nation’s leading genealogical
journals.He served as trustee editor of The New York Genealogical and Biographical
Record (with Harry Macy as associate editor) from 1986 to 1998 and as consulting
editor from 1998 to 2001 (with Harry Macy as editor). In 2001 he became editor
of the New England Historic Genealogical
Register.His contributions to New York genealogy are enormous, particularly in his
writings on Long Island families and early Dutch families in New York. He is noted also for his studies
on families of the West Indies.

In
recognition of his achievements, Henry B. Hoff was named a fellow of the
American Society of Genealogists in1979and of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
in 1993.He first earned the certified
genealogist credential in 1979.

Previous
releases featuring important editors of genealogical journals and now playing
at the NGS website (http://www.ngsgenealogy.org) are John Frederick Dorman,CG (Emeritus),
FASG, FNGS, FVGS(The Virginia
Genealogist); David L.
Greene, Ph.D., FASG, (The American Genealogist);
Harry Macy, FASG, FGBS (The NYG&B
Record); and George Ely Russell, CG, FASG, FNGS (The National Genealogical Society Quarterly).

The
video was produced by award winning filmmakers Kate Geis and Allen Moore from
an interview by Melinde Lutz Byrne, CG, FASG, co-editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Henry
B. Hoff, CG, FASG, FGBS, “Becoming a Genealogist,” is now playing for all NGS
members at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org. Just log on and follow the link
from the home page.

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